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v F. SCHULTZ LEVATOR Filed July l5. 1922 l0 Sheets-Sheet '7 INVENTOR my22 mm 4 @@2273 F. sce-:ULM v ELEVATOR Filed July 15, 192:4 1oshees-sneet B WITNESS:

My 22.. "1924. 1,502,273 I F. SCHUL-rz v ELEVATOR Filed July l5, 1922 l0.Sheets-Sheet 9 F. SCHULTZ ELEVATOR lNvENTR WITNESS z- ATTORNEY PatentedJuly 22, 1924.

FRED scHU-L'rz, or DEGATUB., ILLINOIS.

ELEVATO R.

Application led July 15, 1922.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be 1t known that l, FRED SoHUL'rZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Decaelevator proper which elevates it to a higher pointWhere it is delivered by a spout intc the crib or other receiver.

Another object of the invent-ion is to make the entire device portableso that it can be easily transported from place to place and the partsof which can be so moved thatthe entire device can be stored in a smallspace.

Another object of the invention is to make the elevator extensible sothat it can be ad-` justed to lit different heights of cribs.

A 4still further object of the invention is to provide a mechanicallyoperated deviceA for dragging the grain from the wagon body into achute. I

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a plan view of the invention.

Figure 2 is an elevation looking towards one side of the apparatus.

Figure 3 is a similar view'looking towards the other side.

Figure 4 is an end view.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Figure l. f

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view through the upper portion of theconveyor.

Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view through the `upper portion ofthe conveyor.

Figure 8 is a. similar View through the lower end of the conveyor. U Y

Figure 9 is a detailview illustrating the ymeans for tightening theconveyor belt and Serial No. 575,200.

the means for adjusting the length ofthe conveyor housing. y

Figure 10 is a detail view of the' driving gearing for the scoopV andthe clutch means associated with such gearing.

Figure 11 is a detailfview of the scoop and guide means therefor.

Figure 12 is ardeta-il View showing they grate section of the chute.

Figure 13 is a transverse sectional view of the matter shown in Figure12.

Figure 14 is a detail View showing the mounting means for one oftheshafts.

Figure 15 is a detail view showing the means for connecting the chutewith they hopper. j Figure 16 is a view showing means whereby the devicemay be manually moved' ak short distance.

Figure 17 is a detail view of the framel used to position a wagonrelative to the chute.

In these views 1 indicates a wheeled frame` which may be drawn by horsesor a tractor.

A derrick frame 2, preferably formed of tubing, has its lower endpivotally connected by means of the shaft 3 with the uprights 4,adjacent the front end of the wheeled frame. The elevator A has arms 5projecting from its lower end and these arms are pivoted on a shaft 6which is journaled ,iny the wheeled frame an appreciabledistance fromthe rear wheels thereof. This elevator A passes through thederrick frame2 and its upper part carries a pulley 7 through which a cable 8 passes.Said cable has its end fastened, at 9, tothe upper part ofthe derrickframe and after passing through the pulley 7 it passes through a pulleyy10 at the upper end of the derrick frame'and then through a pulley 11 onacross bar which connects the uprights 4 together and from thispoint/the cable passes to a drum 12 mounted on shaft 13 which isjournaled in the frame andis provided with a handle14 so that the drumcan be rotated to wind upL the cable. The drum is provided'v withsuitable ratchetk mechanism 15 for holding llll (itl

which 'are'l connected.. together atthe lower ends bythe hopper 18.movable section of 'the elevator which is formed of the two partsl 19Aand 19, the

part 19 fitting in the top section 17 andk part 19 being located belowthe said section 17. 20 indicates the hood connected with the section 19and `this hood carries thel eXtensible delivery spout 21L which isdetachably connected with the hood, as shown at 22. This spout consistsof the ovalI section 23 which is pivotally connectedwith-*thenfirsttrough section 24 of the spout. This spout may v.consistof any number of trough sections which slideone in the other, as shown.A shaft 25- is journaled in the hopper partbetween the upper and lowersections 16 and 17 and this shaft carries the sprockets 26. for theconveyor' chains '27 to which the buckets 28 are secured. These chainspass 'over the sprockets 29 mounted on shaftfBOinthe hood andpsprockets29 on'stubshafts 30 and then the chains pass dcwnwardly through the part19 and section 19 and over sprockets 31 carried by a shaft 32, supportedadjacent the lower end of saidvpart 19, and then the chains passupwardly along guideways 33, forming part of .the section 16, `and oversprockets 34 carried bygshaft 35 at the upper end of said section 16 andthen the chains pass downwardly through said sectionv 16 through thesprockets 26. As shown in detail in Figure .9, shaft 35 is adjustable bybeingmounted in blocks 36 which are movablelin-g-uideways 37 at the'upper end of section16 and which are connected withthe han-d screws y38so that the blocks can be manually adjusted to move the shaft andsprockets to .properly tension the conveyor chains. 's

From the above it will be seen that the movable section 19 of theelevator can be adjusted xto make the elevator of the properlengthwithout interfering with the proper working of the conveyor'chains and buckets.

The movable section is adapted to be adjusted by hand bv means of theracks 89 which are secured to the bottom of the part 19 ofthe movablesection 19 and which are engaged by the pinions 40 which are carried bya shaft 41, journaled in the frame 42 which connects the upper ends ofthe sections 16 and 17 together and said shaft carries a sprocket 43which is connected bv the chain 44 with a sprocket 45 on a shaft46..-j'ournaled in the lower part of section 16, as shown in detail inFigure 14 and whichris adapted to be .rotated by means of a crank 47.Suitable means may be pi'o vided for holding theshaft 46 againstrotation, such means being` shown at 48. Thus by rotating the shaft 46,by means ofthe crank47, the chains and sprockets will communicate thismovement to the shaft 41 so 19 indicates the asto rotate 'the gears 40Iand thus move the movable section by meansof the racks. The structurejust described is detailed in Figures 6 andr 9.

vShaft 25 is connected with the shaft 6 by means of an endless chain 49which passes over sprockets 50 on said shafts and an arm 51( connectsthe two shafts together and serves to brace them and hold them in properrelative position. An idler' 52 for thesprocket chain 49 has its bracket53 rotatably mounted on shaft 6 and said bracket ris yadjustablyconnected with the arm. By this means thel rotation of shaft 6V iscommunicated to the shaft 25 so as to give movement to the conveyormeans of the elevator and as the elevator is swung on said shaft 6 thismovement will be communicated to the conveyor means in all positions ofthe elevator.

As 'shown in detail in Figure 10 the shaft 6 is provided with a bevelVgear 54 which meshes with a similar gear 55 located on a vshaft 56journalcd at one side of the wheeled frame. This shaft 56 is connectedby the gears and shafting 57 with a motor 58 mounted on the wheeledframe. Suitable means are provided for connecting andL dlsconnecting themotor from one of theI shafts. n

An upright frame 59 is connected 'with the` rear end of the main frame,at one side thereof.I and a swinging frame 60 is pivotally mounted inthe frame 59 adjacent its Lipper end. The lower end of the swingingframe isV connected by a bar 61 with the strap 62 of an eccentric 63which is mounted on shaft 56 so that the frameI 60 will be rocked whenshaft 56 is rotated by the motor. A chute 64 is adjustably and pivotallysecured to the swinging frame 60 by means of the cross bar 65 and thelinks 65. The outer end of the chute is supported by the swinging legs66 and double hooks 67 are placed at the inner end ofthe chute forengaging the bar 65. Hooks 67 as detailed in Figure 15 are placed on thechute intermediate the ends thereof for engaging the cross bar of theframe 59 t0 hold the chute in perfectposition alongside ythe frame 59when the said chute is not being used. vWhen the chute is in vert-icalvposition the outer ends of the hooks 67 will engage the bar 65 and whenthe chute is in horizontal positin the inner'ends of these hooks 67will'engage said bar, as shown in Figure 4.

lt will be seen that the swinging movement of the frame 60 by theeccentric will give a jiggingpaction to the chute so that the graintherein will-be caused to flow intc the hopper of the elevator. Theouter end Vof thechute can be raised t0 permit a wagon to pass under thesame.l As best shown in Figures 12 and 13 I prefer to place a gratesection 69 in the bottom of the chute which` may be covered by a platewhich is suitably secured in place. This grate will permit shelled cornto drop from the chute and not pass into the elevator when ear corn isbeing handled. When other grain is being handled the plate can be put inplace so as to cover the grate section. y

A track 71 detailed in Figure 11 is arranged at one side of the mainframe and a slide 72 engages said track. The ends of a cable 73 aresecured to the slide and said cable passes over pulleys 74- at the endsot the track and has its center part wrapped around a grooved drum 75which as illustrated in detail in Figure 10 forms part 01"' a beveledwheel 76 which is secured to a shaft 77 journaled in the main frame.Thus the rotation of the shaft and wheel will cause the'cable to pullthe slide towards one end ot' the track or the other according to thedirection of rotation of the wheel. This Wheel is in mesh with a pairot'ysmall gears 78 and 78 which are loosely mount-` ed on the shaft :56and engage the wheel 76 at opposite sides. A clutch 7 9 is arranged onthe shaft 56 tor engaging clutch parts on the gears 7 8 and 7 8, theseclutch parts being so arranged that when the gear 7 8 is connected withthe shatt 56 by the clutch parts the wheel 7 6 and its drum will berotated in one direction and when the gear 78 is connected with theshat't by the clutch parts7 said wheel and drum will be rotated in anopposite direction. Thus the slide can be moved in either direction bymov ing the clutch 79. This clutch 79 can be moved by means ot the lever8O and the links 81. and the clutch is automatically thrown out ofengagement with the gear 78 when the slide reaches the front end of thetrack by means of the movable stop 82 on the track and adapted to bestruck by the slide and which is flexibly connected with the clutch b-ymeans o'f the rod 83 and its spring 811. Springs 83 are provided torholding the clutch in neutral or disengaged position until the operatoractuates the lever to move the clutch into one or the other of itspositions.

As *detailed in Figures 5 and 11 the slide is adapted to operate wagonunloading means which consists of the inclined scoop member 85 which isplaced in the wagon box and which is rockingly connected to the bar 86by means of the arms 87. said bar being connected by Jfork 88 to a`second fork 89 which is rotatably mounted in the end of an arm 9() whichis rotatably and detachably connected with the slide. The two forks arepivotally connected together so that the bar 86 can be swung in avertical plane. A. brace 91 is pivota-lly connected with the outer endof the arm and has an eye tor engaging a projection 92 on the slide. Byremoving the eye of brace 91 from said projection the parts can be movedinto the position shown in dotted lines in. Figure 11 oi the drawingsand the bar 8G placed in the hook support 93 which is located on theupper rail ot the track.

g also provide a it'rame 94.- as shown in Figure 17 for holding thewagon to be unloaded in certain relation to the apparatus, such tramekhaving an extension 95 which is slotted to engage the rear wheel of theapparatus and they trame also provided with a space 9G for receiving).vthe lett rear wheel 0i the wagon and another space 97 for receivingsacks ot sand or the like tor holding the trame against movement. lVhenthe wagon is placed with its lett rear wheel in the space 96 its boxwill bein proper rposition tor the scoop to operate therein t0 draw thegrain therefrom into the chute 64. Said scoop is provided with endpieces k98 which prevent the scoop trom tearing `out the cleats kat theends oft the wagon box.

lI may also provide a lever 98 as best shown in Figure 16 which isprovide-d with an opening 99 for engaging one ot the wheel hubs ofthedevice and which also pro vided with a part 100 for engaging one ofthe spokes of the wheel to move the apparatus a short distance withoutthe use of horses or a tractor.

From the above it will be seen that the parts can be placed in such aposition that they will occupy the minimum amount of space upon thewheeled frame when not in use so that the same can be transported tromplacev to place and stored away.

When 'in usey the wagon with: the grain therein is driven upon the frame94, the chute being raised to permit the wagon to pass under it. Thescoop 85 is then placed in the wagon box and the engine is coupled tothe shaft 55. The clutch 79 is then maupon its track andlthus move thescoop 'in kthe wagon box to draw the grain therefrom into the chute. Themovement ot this chute by the eccentric will cause the grain to flowdown the same into the hopper ot the elevater where the buckets willcarry it up the elevator into the hood and from the hood the grain willpass through the chute 21 which will discharge it into the crib or otherreceiver.

Bv my extensible` elevator the grain can be discharged from the upperchute within a short distance of the floor of the crib so that it willnot scatter it and then as the pile increases the elevator may beadjusted upwardly so that the entire crib may be filled. This isespecially useful in handling corn.

It will of course be understood that my invention can be used forhandling other. material besides grain and it can be used lfor fillingAfreight carszand the like as well as cribs.

By use .of a manually operated sco-op it is not necessary to jack theWagon up en shoveling the grain from the Wagon.

It is thought fromv the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention Will be readily apparent.

I desireit to be understood that I may makechanges in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall With-y in the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is l. An apparatus of the class described comprising aWheeled frame, an elevator mounted therein, a chute for delivering thematerial into the lower end of the elevator, a reciprocating member fordragging the material from a Wagon body into the chute7 and means foragitating the material in the chute.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprising a Wheeled frame, anelevator carried thereby, a vertically arranged frame, a second framehingedly connected to the first frame at its upper end, means forswinging the second frame around its pivot and a chute connected Withthe swinging frame.

3. An apparatus of the class described comprising a Wheeled frame, anelevator carried thereby, a vertically arranged frame, a. second framehingedly connected to the first yframe at its upper end, means forswinging the secondfraine around its pivot, a chute connected With theswinging frame and hinged legs for the outer end of the chute.

.4. An apparatus of the class described comprising a Wheeled frame, anelevator thereon, a chute connected With the main frame for feeding thematerial to the elevator, a slidemounted for longitudinal movement alongthe main frame, clutch controlled means for reciprocating the slide, anarm rotatably connected With the slide, a br-ace for holding the arm inextended position7 a bar niovably connected With the outer end of thevarm and a scoop connected with the outer end of the bar..v

5. An apparatus of the class described comprising a Wheeled frame, anelevator thereon, a chute connected With the main frame for'feeding thematerial to the elevator,'a slide mounted for longitudinal the outer endof the bar and means for supporting the bar alongside the tracky whenthe brace is in inoperative position.

fconiprising a Wheeled frame. a. motor there ou, a longitudinallyextending shaft at one side `ot the frame, means for connecting thesaine with the`-motor7 a shaft mountednin the main frame and geared tothe first mentioned shaft7 a conveyor having a part of its framepivotaily connected with said second shaft', conveyor means in theelevator, means fortransniitting the movement of the second shaft to theconveyor means, a chute7 a rocking frame to which the chute is pivotallyconnected, an eccentric on the longi'tudi-g nally extending shaftconnected with the rocking frame, a slide movable longitudina-l y of themain frame, a drum, lconnections from the same With the slide for mov'-ing the slide,r clutch means for connecting the drum with thelongitudinally extending shaft so that the drumv can be rotated ineither direction and Wagon unloading means connected with the slide.

7. An apparatus of the class described comprising a Wheeled frame, anelevator carried thereby, chute having one end connected With theWheeledr frame, legs for supporting the outer end of the chute, a framefor engaging' one of the Wheels of the main frame and having a space forref ceiving one of the Wheels of the Wagon' to be unloaded so as rtoposition said Wagon With the. end of its box over the chute.

8. An apparatus of the class described comprising a Wheeled frame, anelevator supported thereby, means for adjusting the height of theelevator, a chute for feeding the material -into the lower end of theelevator, means for holding the chute in vertical position at one sideof the frame, Wagon unloading means on the main frame for drawing thegrain from the .Wagon into the chute and means for holding such meanswhen in inoperative position at one side of the main frame.

In testimony whereof I afliX myV signature.

FREI) SCI-IUL'IZ.

6. An apparatus of the'lclass described'-

